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Vejby MT Chapter 1
Question | Answer |
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The definition of a medical word usually begins with defining the _______ first and continuing to "read" backward through the word as you define it | suffix |
A name for a disease, organ, procedure, or body function that is derived from the name of a person | eponym |
The basic foundation to a word, to which component parts are added | word root |
A _______ ____ is created when a word root is combined with a vowel | combining form |
A ______ _____ is used if the suffix begins with a consonant | combining vowel |
A word element added at the beginning of the word is a: | prefix |
The order containing combining form+ word root+ suffix is called: | compound words |
If a suffix begins with a vowel, the ______ attaches directly to it. | prefix |
If cardi/o means heart and -algia means pain, and you want to make a word meaning heart pain it would be: | cardialgia |
word root+vowel | combining form |